Category Archives: Encryption

I’ve taken this example from BOL and worked it a bit to get a desirable solution… The code is the first code block from this URL… http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179331(v=sql.100).aspx Here is the first code block… (This is using AdventureWork2008) USE AdventureWorks; GO –If … Continue reading →

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We had a requirement for PCI compliance that all admin connections to SQL Server must be encrypted. I took this a little bit further to ensure that this requirement was easily enforced using Login triggers. In our environment, we have … Continue reading →

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